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Jekko unveils new mini crane

Italian crane manufacturer, Jekko will unveil an all new tracked mini crane at Vertikal Days next month.

22.05.2009

New IPAF training centre

Horizon Platforms the Yorkshire, UK based aerial lift rental company has been accredited and approved as an IPAF training centre.

22.05.2009

Seven more Lavendon depots accredited

Lavendon UK, the aerial lift and telehandler rental company that comprises Nationwide Platforms, Panther and Skylift, has announced that 7 more depots have achieved accreditation to its TechX standard..

22.05.2009

Yankee Ingenuity

Spotted this week in New England, USA, a telehandler with what looks like an extended pallet being used as a work platform.

21.05.2009

Management changes at Toyota USA

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A, which also distributes Aichi in the USA, has announced several management changes.

21.05.2009

Liebherr Sunderland scoops Queens’s award

Liebherr Sunderland, the UK based maritime crane manufacturing division of the Liebherr group has won a Queens Award for Enterprise.

21.05.2009

Australian Telehandler Meeting

The EWPA has called a general open meeting of its Telehandler committee to action a number of regulatory and training issues.

21.05.2009

Traklift acquired

Teupen Hungaria which recently launched the Traklift brand has been acquired and its future uncertain.

21.05.2009

Working At Height adds to sales team

David Jefferies, 30, has joined the sales team of UK based access specialist, Working At Height.

21.05.2009

Mentor wins LEEA Accreditation

Training company Mentor has become the first training company to have a 2 day lifting and slinging course accredited by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association.

20.05.2009

More exhibitors for Vertikal Days

Three more exhibitors have confirmed stands at Vertikal Days the UK lifting event in June, while r2 Access has donated a pink Eazzilift scissor lift to auction for charity.

20.05.2009

Parkinson’s support

UK access specialist Working At Height has selected the Parkinson's Disease Society as its company charity.

20.05.2009

Amici di Adwa Onlus Association

CTE has donated two electric cars to the "Amici di Adwa Onlus" Association in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

20.05.2009

Facelift expands self drive

UK, based access rental company Facelift has added new products to its self-drive vehicle mounted lift fleet which now totals100 units

20.05.2009

Ramirent CFO to depart

Heli Iisakka, chief financial officer of Finnish based international rental company, Ramirent is leaving the company.

20.05.2009

Tower crane topples in Malta

A tower crane collapsed onto the building it was working on and an apartment block this morning in St Julians, Malta.

20.05.2009

Overload device for harbours

German based electronics company, Tecsis is launching a new overload system designed specifically for harbour lifting equipment applications.

20.05.2009

The platform message

A town hall in the UK will no longer fly a flag on ceremonial days after banning staff from using a ladder, while seemingly unaware of the alternatives.

20.05.2009

New products at Vertikal Days

This years Vertikal Days is just over a month away and will include a large number of new products, including demonstrations of a platform escape device.

19.05.2009

Nifty Traction

Traction Equipment of Stafford, UK, has added more Nifty HR15n narrow aisle articulated boom lifts to its growing powered access fleet.

19.05.2009

Ian James to leave APS

Ian James, general manager of Access Platform Sales (APS), the UK distributor for Hinowa, Omme and UpRight has announced his departure from the company.

19.05.2009

Mitie reports strong result

Mitie, the UK based industrial services company has reported a strong and upbeat annual result, which indicates an improving climate for equipment rental.

19.05.2009

Spot the problems

A reader in the UK has sent in a photo of two men working on a building from an alloy scaffold and staging board set-up which beggars belief.

19.05.2009

First 53m Wumag in Russia

The first Wumag Palfinger 53 metre WT530 in Russia has been delivered by local sales and rental company LTECH

18.05.2009

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